Decorating a Barsati in Delhi
The Barsati, a small rooftop abode, is a characteristic feature of residential architecture in Delhi from an older period. The word Barsati comes from the Hindi word Barsat, meaning rain & refers to a room...
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How to Determine the Size of Art on a Wall
Last week we shared tips about different ways to hang art on your walls. This week's post will help you determine how to pick art that's the right size for your wall. This is easy...
An Early Project in Gurgaon with Tips to Hang Wall Art
A question we get asked often is 'How to hang wall art well ?' This can be a somewhat daunting task, particularly when creating a gallery wall. The home featured here in Gurgaon was decorated...
Lockdown Reading
On the evening before the second lockdown in Delhi I bought Forgotten Masters, Indian Painting for the East India Company for some easy lockdown reading. The book features the work of Indian artists who were...
Unexpected Inspiration
Inspiration can be found everywhere in India -- in the frenetic pace of Delhi, the quiet of the Himalayas and in the landscape of Rajasthan. It is often in the unexpected that inspiration in an...
Little Boxes
Class cannot be bought; it has to be practiced and inspired into elegant interiors and lifestyle. It is no cause for surprise that some of the most elegant Indian interior design today is inspired from...
Colour in the Thar
A humble bastion of history, almost victorious in its sparse, dry lands—Shekawati inspires modesty within the realm of its sublime architecture. Each place in India, especially smaller, historic towns, has its own energy throbbing through...
An Afternoon at The Figueiredo Mansion
On top of the itinerary of a week long visit to Goa was to discover as much of its cultural and biodiversity heritage as seven days would allow. We set out to explore the old...